Page 6: Historical Events In 1983

Apr 15   Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history tokyo Disneyland opens   

Apr 16   On this day in history steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games   

Apr 17   Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies in the year 1983.   

Apr 17   In the year 1983 first National Coin Week begins   

Apr 17   In Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters on this day in history.   

Apr 17   In the year 1983 india entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket   

Apr 17   India launched its first satellite in the year 1983.   

Apr 17   Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter on this day in history.   

Apr 17   In the year 1983 wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game   

Apr 18   A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies in the year 1983.   

Apr 18   Joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

Apr 18   KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history n G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine   

Apr 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1983 lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74   

Apr 20   On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

Apr 20   In the year 1983 soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock   

Apr 21   Soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?] in the year 1983.   

Apr 21   Walter Slezak actor, commits suicide at his NY home at 80 on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Soyuz T-8 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) in the year 1983.   

Apr 23   In the year 1983 buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73   

Apr 25   "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR in the year 1983.   

Apr 26   On this day in history bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81   

Apr 26   On this day in history bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81   

Apr 26   Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1200 for first time in the year 1983.   

Apr 26   On this day in history vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72   

Apr 27   Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 29   In the year 1983 harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor   

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Apr 28   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of yamini, Tamil Singer   

May 22   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.   

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 in the year 1983.   

Jan 11   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74   

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died on this day in history.